Residents of a colony in Dimapur were gripped by panic Friday at the sound of gun fire. Police were informed and on inquiry, it turned out that revelers fired blank shots and later used crackers as cover up. A policeman confided to this reporter that blank firing was not new in Nagaland especially in VIP parties. The cop said VIPs would fire from the AK rifles of their PSOs to show off for fun. It is time the higher ups ban gun toting persons from attending late night VIP parties.A resident told this reporter that such acts were quite dangerous on one side and also unwanted especially when students were studying for exams.